passing argument in STL loop ?

[sd2004]

I am still learning, could someone
show/explain to me how to fix the error.
I can see it is being wrong but do not know how to fix.
could you also recommend a book that I can ref. to ?
////////////////// ERROR MESSAGE /////////////////////
bash-2.05b$ g++ test5c.cpp
test5c.cpp: In function `int main()':
test5c.cpp:36: error: invalid initialization of reference of type
'astruct&'
from expression of type 'std::string'
test5c.cpp:20: error: in passing argument 1 of `void
dog_name(astruc t&)'
test5c.cpp: In function `void dog_name(astruc t&)':
test5c.cpp:49: error: overloaded function with no contextual type
information
test5c.cpp:49: error: base operand of `->' is not a pointer
bash-2.05b$
////////////////////// SOURCE CODE //////////////////////////////
#include<iostre am>
#include <string>
#include<vector >
#include<sstrea m>
#include<fstrea m>
using namespace std;
struct astruct
{
string name;
int id;
string type;

};
#define goldenretriever 11
#define Lab 33
#define Boxer 44
#define Terrier 55

void dog_name (astruct& astructref);
int main()
{
vector<astruct> v;
astruct astr;
ifstream in ("test5c.txt ");
string line;
while (getline(in,lin e)){
istringstream anyname(line);
anyname>>astr.n ame>>astr.id>>a str.type;
v.push_back(ast r);
}
vector<astruct> ::iterator search;
for (search=v.begin ();search!=v.en d();++search){
switch (search->id){
case goldenretriever :
dog_name(search->name);
break;
case Lab:
cout <<search->name <<" is Lab. "<<endl;
default:
break;
break;
}
}
return 0;
}
void dog_name (astruct& s){
cout <<search->name <<" is GoldenRetriever "<<endl;
}
////////////////////// INPUT FILE "test5c.txt " ///////////////////

cricket 11 GoldenRetriever
nitro 11 GoldenRetriever
Maxtor 33 Lab
Aaxtor 44 Boxer
Dora 55 Terrier

[Thomas Tutone]

sd2004 wrote:

could you also recommend a book that I can ref. to ?

To learn: Koenig & Moo, Accelerated C++
For reference: Stroustrup, The C++ Programming Language

Best regards,

Tom

[Marcus Kwok]

sd2004 <tv****@hotmail .com> wrote:

I am still learning, could someone
show/explain to me how to fix the error.
I can see it is being wrong but do not know how to fix. ////////////////// ERROR MESSAGE /////////////////////

bash-2.05b$ g++ test5c.cpp
test5c.cpp: In function `int main()':
test5c.cpp:36: error: invalid initialization of reference of type
'astruct&'
from expression of type 'std::string'
test5c.cpp:20: error: in passing argument 1 of `void
dog_name(astruc t&)'
Here is your function prototype: void dog_name (astruct& astructref);
Here is your definition of astruct: struct astruct
{
string name;
int id;
string type;
};
This is your iterator: vector<astruct> ::iterator search;
Here is how you call dog_name: dog_name(search->name);
search->name is equivalent to (*search).name, and (*search) is of type
astruct, so you are passing the "name" member (which is of type string)
of the astruct associated with the current iterator. Therefore you are
passing a string into your dog_name() function, but dog_name() is
expecting a reference to an astruct.
test5c.cpp: In function `void dog_name(astruc t&)':
test5c.cpp:49: error: overloaded function with no contextual type
information
test5c.cpp:49: error: base operand of `->' is not a pointer void dog_name (astruct& s){
cout <<search->name <<" is GoldenRetriever "<<endl;
}
You use operator-> with pointers (and pointer-like types, like
iterators) to refer to members of structs or classes. You use operator.
to refer to members of structs or classes when they are actual objects,
or references to objects. Also, you are using the wrong variable in
your function, and the parameter should be const since you are not
changing it.
could you also recommend a book that I can ref. to ?

The C++ FAQ is a good source of information:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

There is also the newsgroup:
alt.comp.lang.l earn.c-c++
which is more geared towards beginners.

For book recommendations , check out:
http://www.accu.org/

--
Marcus Kwok

[sd2004]

Thanks for taking your time. I really appreciated.
After reading your thread. I did fixed the code and it worked.